The Wedding

More Parry – Articulating pride throughout the playOf choir and strings; And yet again! –Hailing glory in the crash of cymbals.

Interspersed, other British geniuses That cast our land in music.

So British, all so British! This wedding of patriotsSwathed in sovereigntyBursting in its rebirth Shared with crowds of carers, revellers, The curious; PhantomsHorsesHD TVs BearskinsDigital radiosRoyal coaches; Yet this anachronistic family saw it work.

Like children we acted out a bygone age, Wallowed in an ancient Empire –Tears of pride usurped recent confusion, Austerity, ambiguity –We understood anew the need for royalty!

Their betrothal gave coherenceAs our standards flowed with purposeIn the laughing breeze.

But then I saw the carbinesAnd shuddered at reality: The paradox of modern Britain.